All posts tagged "Barnes"
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson verdict: The All Blacks got up off the canvas
Peter The cognoscenti had been nodding all over New Zealand all week in agreement with Christian Cullen’s prognosis, that Wales wouldn’t...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain Column: Refs must crackdown to prevent this abuse
The growing unease in English Rugby Union‘s refereeing ranks about the rise in football-style abuse of officials, as well as a...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoChampionship round 20 teams
Bedford v Cornish Pirates Bedford: Steffan Jones; George Perkins, Michael LeBourgeois (Capt.), Tom Griffiths, Dean Adamson; Jake Sharp, Henry Taylor; Tom...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Evan Olmstead – London Scottish flanker
1. Scott Sio – I played with him back in Australia and he’s probably the best loosehead the Wallabies have right now....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoChampionship round 17 teams
Cornish Pirates v Doncaster Cornish Pirates: Toby May; Jack Arnott, Tom Hendrickson, Alex Dancer, Matt Evans; Kieran Hallett, Alex Day; Marlen...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoViktor Kolelishvili suspended for 14 weeks
Clermont flanker Viktor Kolelishvili has been suspended for 14 weeks following his push on referee Wayne Barnes in the Champions Cup...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoGK IPA Championship round 7 teams
Bedford v Rotherham Bedford: Piers O’Conor; George Perkins, Henry Staff, Tom Griffiths, Dean Adamson; Jake Sharp, Jordan Burns; Alex Lundberg, Charlie...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoDavid Mele banned for a week
David Mele has been handed a one-week ban for the red card he received against Bath on the weekend. The Leicester...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Richard Hill – former Bath & England scrum-half
1. Gareth Chilcott – I liked forwards who frightened the opposition and Gareth scared the hell out of them. Fortunately he...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Front rows must discover the lost arts – or perish
I was at Twickenham this week and found myself at a Press conference outlining the new scrum engagement call, along with...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Alan Paver – Cornish Pirates prop
1. Bad Banter You get some dreadful banter in rugby but the worst culprits tend to be hookers. In terms of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years ago“I’ve lost all respect for Cockerill,” says Martin Castrogiovanni
Martin Castrogiovanni, shaggy-haired prop who has just joined Toulon, has delivered a scathing verdict on the Leicester bosses he left behind....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: North and Folau made this a truly great Test
What a match, what an occasion. So many times these events don’t live up to the hype. But the entrance price...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoCooper left out of Wallabies squad
Quade Cooper will not face the British & Irish Lions as he was left out of Robbie Deans’ final Wallabies squad....
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoNewcastle beat Leeds to reach Championship final
Newcastle will play Bedford in the Championship final after a 34-30 aggregate win over Leeds Carnegie at Kingston Park today. Jimmy...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWarriors scrum-half Perry forced to retire
Worcester Warriors scrum-half Shaun Perry has been forced to retire with immediate effect due to injury. The 34-year-old has been sidelined...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoFolau in, Beale and Cooper out for Wallabies
Israel Folau has been included the Wallabies‘ logistics camp ahead of the British & Irish Lions tour this summer. The Waratahs...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoTrigger-finger refs stamp out cynicism
Greater vigilance by referees at the breakdown and less tolerance of cynical play has led to a sharp rise in yellow...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Jordan Crane – Leicester No.8
Pleased with your season so far? It’s been tough coming back from a long injury but it’s going OK. It’s great...
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TRP Live
/ 13 years agoLive: England v Australia
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as England take on Down Under rivals Australia at Twickenham for the second...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoNaive England suffer defeat against Australia at Twickenham
England suffered a 20-14 defeat to Australia at Twickenham today for the second of their Autumn Test. Berrick Barnes kicked a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoChris Ashton returns to England starting XV
As expected, Chris Ashton returns to the England starting line-up ahead of Saturday’s clash against Australia at Twickenham. The Saracens winger,...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Jonathan Mills – London Welsh captain
Surprised yourselves this season? Not ourselves, no! We’re probably the only ones that gave ourselves a chance but if you’d offered...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoRugby Championship round 5: preview and predictions
Argentina v New Zealand Argentina coach Santiago Phelan has named the same starting XV that narrowly lost to Australia two weeks...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoTop 14 Round 4: preview and predictions
Mercurial fly-half Frederic Michalack will not make is starting debut for Toulon as Jonny Wilkinson retain his No.10 jersey for the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Every World Cup referee is ‘inept’ in his own way
I must admit to some surprise at the reaction to Graham Henry’s claim in his autobiography, that he wondered if Wayne...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 13 years agoUncapped Gill named in Wallabies Four Nations squad
Australia U20 captain Liam Gill is set to make his Test debut after he was named in Robbie Deans 30-man squad...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoRFU fury over Graham Henry’s slur against Wayne Barnes
Sir Graham Henry could face legal action following an admission that he wondered whether match-fixing was to blame for New Zealand’s...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoSerge Betsen shrugs off the Sir Graham Henry fixing accusations
France legend Serge Betsen has laughed off Graham Henry’s claims that the infamous 2007 World Cup quarter-final in Cardiff could have...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 13 years agoMan Behind the Match: Stuart Barnes and the 1992 Pilkington Cup final
During the dying embers of amateurism, Twickenham on Cup final day was a very special occasion, and more often than not...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: David Barnes – ex-Bath and Harlequins prop
Are you missing rugby? I thought I would, but I’m happy as RPA chairman. You miss the camaraderie with the guys...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Dave Hilton – former Scorland, Bath, Bristol and Glasgow prop
1. Tom Smith – Worked hard on his scrummaging and got the better of some huge Springbok props for the 1997...